MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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